Doug Hooker becomes Community Foundation Board Chair and welcomes three new Board members

Advisors focused on advancing mission toward equity and prosperity for Atlanta’s region

ATLANTA – March 15, 2023 – The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta announces three new board members who will continue the Foundation’s mission to form a more prosperous Atlanta for all who call it home.

New members are:

• Johanna Ellis-Reisinger, Root Local
• Lovette Twyman Russell, Coxe Curry & Associates
• Margaret Stagmeier, TI Asset Management

The three each serve a three-year term leading volunteer committees, engaging in community programs and sharing their knowledge and counsel to the Foundation. In addition, this year Board member Doug Hooker assumes a three-year term as Foundation’s Board Chair. Hooker served one year as Vice-Chair, working closely with former Board Chair, Susan Grant, to launch and guide the Foundation’s 2022-2026 strategic plan known as TogetherATL. Grant remains on the Board for one more year through this transition. These new volunteers join an additional 20 returning board members to advance the work of the Foundation. Board members’ complete biographies can be found online here.

“We welcome these three new perspectives to help guide the Foundation along the road to a more equitable Atlanta, a road with clearly-defined challenges and measures for impact,” said Frank Fernandez, president and CEO, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. “Our work goes deep into place-based programs in Thomasville, South Cobb and South Fulton, including efforts to ensure equitable access to affordable housing and wealth building through homeownership. Our work is also broad, from bolstering local journalism to amplifying voices in the arts and hosting community events for our neighbors to engage and learn how to make their own impact.”

TogetherATL, the Foundation’s touchstone for the next five years, is focused on community-centered, data-driven solutions that work  with, and for, residents to identify and drive opportunities forward. The plan also focuses on systems-level change by bringing together partners to implement scalable programs that will lead to a thriving region.

Pictured:
Back row: Susan Grant; Jen Bennecke; Ryan Wilson; Dantes Rameau; Lovette Russell; Bert Clark; Fran Gary; Kelli Stewart; Studie Young

Front row: Ron Alston; Peter Berg; Johanna Reisinger; Frank Fernandez; Doug Hooker; Jewel Burks Solomon; Jerry Wilkinson; Margy Stagmeier

Board members not pictured:
Richard W. Courts, IV; Julie Ann Crommett; Jeffrey Hines, M.D.; Julia Houston; Debra Lam; Wonya Lucas; Marc Pollack; David Roemer; Dekia Scott

About the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta inspires and leads the Atlanta region toward equity and shared prosperity for all who call it home. TogetherATL is the Foundation’s strategic ethos, working through a collaborative approach with community stakeholders, donors, nonprofits and others to examine complex challenges the region faces and create solutions that build a thriving region. Started in 1951, the Community Foundation shepherds approximately $1.4 billion in current assets through its 1,000+ donor funds, while simultaneously raising and deploying more than $120 million annually to thousands of nonprofit organizations. It is Georgia’s second largest foundation. For more information visit: cfgreateratlanta.org or connect with the Foundation via Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Media Contact:
Nichole Owens, 770.383.2307
nowens@cfgreateratlanta.org